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Valentine’s Walks at Filoli, Woodside

Celebrate the romance of the winter garden this Valentine’s Day weekend by exploring Filoli gardens. Taking a guided camellia walk, watch the chef instructor do wonderful things with chocolate, attend an inspiring floral demonstration, or discover the art and history of embroidery then try your hand at it. Share a…

Masters of the Irish Uilleann Pipes

Freight and Salvage, Berkeley. Saturday, February 14, 2015, 8:00 pm (doors 7:00 pm) featuring Joey Abarta, Preston Howard & others $24 advance / $26 door  

Irish Films at Mostly British Festival – SF Vogue Theatre

Vogue Theatre, San Francisco. Jimmy’s Hall Monday, February 16, 2015 - 7:00pm Set during the tumultuous aftermath of Ireland’s 22 Civil War, this is the true story of the charismatic Irish Communist leader Jimmy Gralton, who dared to build a community hall in County Leitrim. The Catholic Church and political…

Irish Dance & Céilí

Irish Dance & Céilí at The Starry Plough Hosted by John Slaymaker. Dance lessons at 7pm. Music and Dancing at 9pm. $5 suggested donation

“Expand Your Folk Song Repertoire” with Shay Black

Music Seminar at the Freight and Salvage, Berkeley The Black Brothers' Shay Black presents a six-week class at The Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. Expand Your Folk Song Repertoire - Mondays from 8:30pm to 9:45pm.

Celtic Fiddle Festival – Freight & Salvage, Berkeley

Called “three of the finest folk violinists anywhere” by The Washington Post, Celtic Fiddle Festival return to the US with fiddlers Kevin Burke (Ireland), Christian Lemaître (Brittany, France) and André Brunet (Quebec, Canada) showcasing a juxtaposition of international and individual styles.

$21 – $23

Bicycle Irish Oakland Gig

Legionnaire Saloon 2272 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA

Every Wednesday at the The Legionnaire Saloon, Oakland Bicycle Irish, Autumn Rhodes and Patricia Ross, with Tedd Colt, Michael Stack and Various Special Guests "High energy, no-nonsense trad music on Uilleann Pipes, Concertina, Flute, Tin Whistle, Low Whistle, Bodhrán, Bouzouki, Harmonica, and Vocals (both in Irish and English)"  

Dancing – Redwood Cafe, Cotati

Redwood Cafe 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati

Irish Dancing classes every Wednesday at the Redwood Cafe in Cotati. Dancing starts about 7-7:15pm-9pm. A great venue with a wood floor! Beginners welcome, children welcome (with adult supervision) There is no charge for this class. Come and enjoy the dancing, and the menu!

Aoife and Eoghan Scott – House Concert Berkeley

Shay Black invites all to a house concert for a pair of Ireland's leading traditional singers and musicians, his niece and nephew, Aoife and Eoghan Scott. To attend, email Shay at [email protected]. Suggested donation is $15 -$20. That the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree is an oft-stated truism.…

Ring of Truth Trio, Santa Rosa

Gaia's Garden 1899 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA

Santa Rosa-based Ring of Truth Trio, comprising Rory McNamara, Henry Nagle and Roxanne Olive, first came into existence in 2008, worked steadily for about a year, released a cd, So Far So Good in 2009 and then went into semi musical hibernation. Over the next few years, Henry and Rory…

The Ring of Truth Trio in Petaluma

Aqus 189 H Street , Petaluma

Rory, Roxanne and John are back! After a break of one day. Check out Ring of Truth Trio at Aqus Cafe in Petaluma while enjoying good food, fine wines and beers. And tea.

Irish Music Festival in Yosemite

Yosemite Bug Rustic Mountain Resort 6979 Highway 140 , Midpines, CA, United States

IrishFest (with the Gasmen) & Black Brothers The annual event offers great traditional Irish music & ceilidh dancing. Join in the fun, well attended by our Irish friends and family. Starts at 7:30pm Bodie Room. Irish foods at the Cafe starting 5:30pm. Yosemite Bug Rustic Mountain Resort 6979 Highway 140…

Treasures Of The Irish Harp

UCSC Music Center Recital Hall Santa Cruz, CA

Santa Cruz Baroque Festival. UCSC Music Center Recital Hall Bill Coulter & Friends An enchanting tapestry of plucked and bowed sounds featuring compositions by Ireland's most famous musician, the blind Baroque harper Turlough O'Carolan, led by renowned Celtic guitarist Bill Coulter accompanied by harp, flute, fiddle, harpsichord and percussion. More info…

Lots of Sunday Bay Area Traditional Music Sessions…more

BAY AREA SESSIONS GALORE: • The Chieftain Bar San Francisco • The Starry Plough Berkeley, The Plough and Stars San Francisco, Poet and Patriot Santa Cruz, Redwood Cafe Cotati, and others... 6pm to 9pm - The Chieftain Bar, San Francisco The Chieftain welcomes lovers of traditional Irish music every Sunday…

Author Catherine Duggan on Brehon Laws @ UICC

Irish Literary and Historic Society presents Catherine Duggan, attorney and historian of Irish law, discussing her book The Lost Laws of Ireland, How the Brehon Laws Shaped Early Irish Society. Brehon Law was the legal system that governed Irish society for over 1000 years. Since there was no central authority,…

Trad Music – cRossRhodes, Legionnaire Oakland

Legionnaire Saloon 2272 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA

Irish Traditional Music Happy Hour with cRossRhodes and Friends every Wednesday night at The Legionnaire Saloon, Oakland 6:30 pm see Facebook page

Free

2015 Parade Grand Marshal (Bill Duggan) Dinner

United Irish Cultural Center. The 2015 Grand Marshal of the St Patrick’s Day Parade is William “Bill” Duggan, a native San Franciscan, who is well known in the San Francisco Bay Area and has been involved in the funeral industry here for over a hundred years read more on Bill…

Four Shillings Short in Los Gatos

PAT MILLER MUSIC SCHOOL 14107 Winchester Blvd, Los Gatos, CA, United States

Around the World in 30 Instruments ABOUT FOUR SHILLINGS SHORT The Celtic, Folk and World music duo Four Shillings Short have been touring in the US and Ireland since 1997 performing a variety of traditional, original and contemporary music on over 20 instruments. The international duo "is nothing short of…

Tommy O’Sullivan and Saundra O’Sullivan House Concert

Tommy O'Sullivan, legend guitarist and vocalist from Dingle is playing an intimate house concert in Berkeley this Friday 27th with Saundra O'Sullivan. You know his playing from his work with Paddy Keenan and Sliabh Notes, and that alone should be enough to get you in the door! Doors open at…

$15 – $20

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